A review by lieslindi
Lad: A Dog by Albert Payson Terhune

I remember this from the shelves of Phoebe (on the left side of the bay closer to the desk). I didn't read it as a child because I knew that in dog books, the dog usually dies. I read it now because Nicholas Kristoff included it in his list of the best children's books ever. Well, that's his opinion.

The dog dies, and the only thing surprising is that such a godlike creature could be mortal. Swimming a mile-wide river in a muzzle? Reaching the pinnacle of collie-hood without doing anything collie-like such as herding? Could he have reached such an acme if he hadn't belonged to such a wealthy family?